Welp, it is the end of February and already things are...they are. I'm watching my adopted state of Florida (where I don't currently live because of the military but where I'm registered to vote and yes it's all very complicated welcome to being a military spouse) prepare to pass two racist, homophobic and transphobic bills, … Continue reading February 2022 Wrap Up
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Book Review: Squire by Sara Alfageeh & Nadia Shammas
Squire by Sara Alfageeh & Nadia Shammas 🌲🌲🌲🌲/5 All her life, Azia has dreamed of being a knight of the Bayt-Sajji Empire. Never mind the empire is not as great as it once was, or that she is a member of the Ornu people, who have been turned into scapegoats for the Empire's woes. Azia … Continue reading Book Review: Squire by Sara Alfageeh & Nadia Shammas
Top Ten Tuesday: Dynamic Duos
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Okay, I'm going to willfully misinterpret this prompt to mean dynamic duologies, … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Dynamic Duos
Book Review: Travelers Along the Way
Travelers Along the Way by Aminah Mae Safi 🌲🌲🌲🌲/5 Rahma al-Hud has followed her sister Zeena from their homeland to the heart of the Crusades. Ordered to flee before the city they are defending falls to the Faranji invaders and is sacked, Rahma is almost relieved to go home...except Zeena refuses. There are still battles … Continue reading Book Review: Travelers Along the Way
Book Review: The Kaiju Preservation Society
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi 🌲🌲🌲🌲/5 When Covid hits New York City, Jamie Grey finds himself stuck working for the same food delivery app that fired him. He hates it, but there aren't a whole lot of other options with the city stuck in lockdown and businesses letting people go in floods. One … Continue reading Book Review: The Kaiju Preservation Society
Top Ten Tuesday: Books too Good to Review Right
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week's prompt is books that were too good to review right. … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books too Good to Review Right
Book Review: Delilah Green Doesn’t Care
Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲/5 "No country for old shit boots." Orphaned Delilah Green had no desire to return to Bright Falls, Oregon, and her stepfamily. Nope, not ever. Her career as a photographer was finally taking off, and her life was in NYC. Until her sister Astrid calls and reminds … Continue reading Book Review: Delilah Green Doesn’t Care
Top Ten TBR: Contemporary Romances to Fall in Love With
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This weeks' prompt is a ~love~ freebie, and initially I … Continue reading Top Ten TBR: Contemporary Romances to Fall in Love With
Book Review: Forward March by Skye Quinlan
Forward March by Skye Quinlan 🌲🌲🌲🌲/5 Harper McKinley is a band geek and damned proud of it. She's one of the best (and most dedicated) members of her private boarding school's band, and with her senior year in full swing, nothing is going to stop her from having a great time. Except her conservation Republican … Continue reading Book Review: Forward March by Skye Quinlan
January 2022 Wrap-Up
Well, the start of this year wasn't too bad for me. I wrote a short story (kinda cheated and finished one I had almost finished in December) and finished the preliminary edits for That Slow Awakening (book 2 in Satura Trilogy), so that's back at my editor and hopefully I'll have a pub window soon. … Continue reading January 2022 Wrap-Up